ned

Etymology
. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of, , or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy although its use much predates the 1950s origin of that phrase. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward" but the Scottish use of 'ned' for hooligan or lout is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as dating from the early 19th century. The OED also attributes a possible derivation from the 'Edward' diminutive.

Noun

 * 1)  A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
 * 2) * 2007, RecordView in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8:
 * The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.

Etymology
From, , , a contracted form of , from + , the last from. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and, 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) not

Interjection

 * 1)  right?; is it?; isn't it?

Etymology
From, from , from. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Preposition

 * 1) down

Etymology
From, by analogy with /.

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) immediately, straightaway

Etymology
From, from.

Adverb

 * 1) down (from a higher to a lower level)

Etymology
From, from.

Adverb

 * 1) down (from a higher to a lower level)

Etymology
From, from , from. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1)  down

Usage notes
The forms and  are often, but not always, interchangeable. The form is more formal and is especially found in compounds of more formal nature, whereas  is more common as a word on its own. For instance the formal word vs. its informal equivalent. Some compounds can use either form, e.g. (more formal) or  (less formal). Some compounds only use, e.g..

In a few compounds, the otherwise archaic form is used, e.g.  or.